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Brisbane Underground Bus and Train project names shortlisted
Fancy a cross-town ride through the Bee Gees Tunnel? Or what about a train trip through the Fanning Underground?
These are two of the 85 names shortlisted for the Brisbane Underground Bus and Train project, a proposed 5.4 kilometre tunnel linking Dutton Park to Victoria Park with stations at Woolloongabba, George Street and Roma Street.
The 15-metre wide tunnel is scheduled to be completed by 2021 and will cost an estimated $5 billion.
Last month, the Queensland government and Brisbane City Council launched a competition for the public to name the new tunnel and received 987 entries.
The competition winner will receive a six-month, $3000 TransLink Go Card.
Other names in the running include the Brisbane River Tunnel, Brisbane Area Metro and the RiverCity Rapidlink.
An independent panel will now consider the 85 finalists before making a recommendation to the government.
A mix of conventional and quirky names make up the final list, with many paying tribute to Brisbane’s history.
The Henry Dalziel VC Tunnel, Parsons Pamphlet and Finnegan Tunnel, The Thomas Petrie Tunnel and The Sylvia Jones River Link Tunnel are some of the historical throwbacks.
Others recognise the state’s sporting past, with the Allan Border Cover Drive, The Gabba Connector, The Big Artie and The Wally Lewis Way making the shortlist.
“This project will require some of the most skilled engineers in the world, but naming it will be down to the expertise of everyday Queenslanders,” Transport Minister Scott Emerson said.
The winning entry is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Mr Emerson said another round of public consultation on the design and route of the tunnel would take place in March.
Shortlisted names for the Brisbane Underground Bus and Train Project:
The B Line
Henry Dalziel VC Tunnel
Brisbane Innercity Link
Brisbane Underground (BUG)
The Rush
Metro-link
The Gabba Connector
Brisbane River Tunnel
Brisbane City Metro
The Big Artie
The John Oxley Tunnel
S27 Tunnel
The Thomas Petrie Tunnel
Edenglassie Tunnel
BrisLink
Bristube
GoZunda
River Link
Brisbane Area Metro
Bandicoot
The Savage Garden
The 2ube
Brizlink
Allan Border Cover Drive
Brisway Tunnel
Warana Link Transway
Doherty Parks Tunnel
The Fanning Underground
The Maiwar Tunnel
CBD Connect
Bee Gees Tunnel
The Brisway
Brisbane Tube
The QTube
Metropolitan Network. (The MetNet).
City Link Tunnel
River Link Express
Bris Express
Colin Campbell tunnel
Brisbane Metro Link
The N-S Quicklink
The BaT Tunnel (Bus and Train)
River City Connect
River City Underground
Yirr-ma Transit Tunnel
RiverCityRapid
BrisX (Bris Cross)
The Brisbane Line
BURT (Brisbane Underground Rapid Transport)
Crosstown tunnel
BLink
The Mud Army Tunnel
Parsons Pamphlet and Finnegan Tunnel
The Saints Underground
Joshua Jeays Tunnel
Wilbur Smith Tunnel
Brisbane Expressway
River City Tunnel
RiverCity Rapidlink
Southern Cross
Poppins Place
Brisbane City Rapid Transport
BrisLine
Brislink Underground
The Two-up
The "Thomo" expressway (tunnel)
Fenton 11
The Wafer
City Tube
U-Trans
The Maroon Xpress
Kath Walker City Link Corridor
Bris City Metro
The Sylvia Jones River Link Tunnel
Oodgeroo Link
Barrambbin
The Brisbat
The Wally Lewis Way
Cooee Link
Rapid Underlink
ConnectLink
B-Zip
The Urban Transit Express Line (The UTE)
CitySub
City Line